DictionaryhullOuter covering
noun / verb

hull

The outer covering of a seed, fruit, or grain, or its removal.

She removes the hulls from the seeds.

Etymology

The older word names a husk or covering. Its verb use means removing that named covering from a seed, fruit, or grain.

More examples

  • They hulled the strawberries before serving them.
  • The grain's outer hull protects the seed.
  • A machine separates the hull from the kernel.

Forms

hull · hulls · hulled · hulling

Similar words

husk
Often a dry fibrous outer covering.
shell
Usually a harder protective covering.